Mental Health Travel Insurance

Guide to mental health travel insurance

We understand how important travel insurance is for travellers who may suffer from medical conditions including mental health.

We also appreciate the fact that booking a trip abroad can be a daunting experience for those who live with a mental illness. But, with the right type of specialist medical travel insurance – there’s reassurance and peace of mind that you’re covered should anything untoward happen on your trip.

We don’t want anyone to feel hindered by their condition before or during their holiday. We want people to feel safe in the knowledge that they can find suitable travel insurance for a variety of different mental disorders – which is why we make it easy for you to find and compare quotes from a list of highly reputable, specialist insurance providers.

What does mental health travel insurance cover?

You can expect a mental health travel insurance policy to include a number of different cover benefits.

Essentially, a standard medical travel insurance policy is likely to cover you for:

• Cancellation
• Curtailment
• Lost/stolen personal belongings
• Personal accident
• Expenses and repatriation for medical emergencies
• Personal liability
• Legal expenses
• Travel delay

A specialist mental health travel insurance policy is also likely to include all these benefits – however, some of them may be extended to factor in the likelihood of certain unexpected medical situations.

For example, the cancellation limit may need to be higher if the person in question is particularly prone to cancelling trips due to feeling too anxious to travel.

What mental health conditions can I get cover for?

There are a variety of different mental disorders that qualify as pre-existing medical conditions.

Here is a list of some of the mental health conditions you can declare when you go through the application process. As you scroll down further, you’ll see that we’ve provided a little more detail on some of the more severe mental health conditions you can get covered for.

• Anxiety
• Bipolar
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Attacks
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia

Depression travel insurance

Declaring depression as a condition is vitally important in terms of getting the right level of cover to suit your specific situation while you travel.

In order to determine how much cover you need you’ll be asked a number of medical questions relevant to your condition. You’ll need to specify whether you have had a compulsory admission to the hospital as a result of depression within or beyond the last five years – and you may be asked to specify how many times you have been to hospital during this time.

You may also be asked whether you have been referred to or treated by a psychiatrist and whether your depression has ever caused you to cut short any previous travel plans in the past. In this case, for example – the policy limits for cancellation may be enhanced.

It can often be a common misconception that living with depression, or any other pre-existing medical condition for that matter, is likely to make your travel insurance much more expensive.

This is not necessarily the case. It depends on your own personal circumstances, including how much medication you’re taking, or what type of depression you have (you can search quotes for depression or manic depression, where the symptoms can be more severe).

Regardless of the premium – it’s always advised to consider the overall policy benefits over getting the cheapest deal. By taking this approach, you are effectively ensuring that you’ve got cover should something go wrong.

Bipolar travel insurance

Although bipolar disorder was once affiliated with the wider condition of depression – it’s actually a separate condition you can declare when you go through the quote process with us.

Much like declaring depression – if you’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, we will ask you some questions to determine your medical history and find you the best possible cover based on certain factors.

Specialist bipolar travel insurance cover is a must if you suffer with bipolar disorder – since the symptoms can be brought on suddenly and episodes can last for weeks.

Schizophrenia travel insurance

Schizophrenia travel insurance cover is not necessarily something you’d have thought you’d be able to access – but there are certain specialist providers out there who can insure people who’ve been diagnosed with the condition.

Schizophrenia is often stigmatized as an intensely severe mental condition. In some respects, this is true (depending on the patient and the severity of the personal schizophrenic episodes they experience), however it doesn’t mean that someone living with the condition shouldn’t have access to sufficient travel insurance cover like everybody else.

Anxiety travel insurance

There are wide range of different specialist providers offering travel insurance for those diagnosed with anxiety disorder.

Besides from the broader condition of ‘anxiety’ – which covers a number of different mental disorders – travel anxiety is a common aspect of the condition, for many reasons.

Compare quotes for mental health travel insurance

If you’ve been diagnosed with a particular mental health condition and aren’t sure whether you’ll be able to find appropriate cover before travelling – our straightforward application process is a good opportunity to find specialist mental health travel insurance providers.

It costs you nothing to get a quote. All you need to do is search for your condition when you go through the process. It’s important to bear in mind that not all conditions can be covered – but it’s always worth a check.

The cost of your premium will fluctuate depending on the level of cover you need based on the severity of your condition, but you should always consider cover over cost.

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